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# diamond-league - Sunday 18 August, 2019
Donegal's Mark English powers home to 800m gold at Diamond League
Thomas Barr and Sarah Healy were also flying the flag in Birmingham.
# diamond-league - Friday 14 June, 2019
Semenya invited to compete in Rabat after initially being denied entry
Rabat race organisers have given Caster Semenya the green light to compete on Sunday after initially snubbing the South African.
# diamond-league - Thursday 13 June, 2019
Barr claims second by narrowest margin in Oslo to maintain fine Diamond League form
The Waterford man set a season’s best time to finish behind Norwegian world champion, Karsten Warholm.
# diamond-league - Thursday 6 June, 2019
Barr just shy of season's best with fourth-place finish in Rome
The Waterford native missed out on a podium place, but improved on his performance in Stockholm last week.
# diamond-league - Thursday 30 May, 2019
Thomas Barr earns podium finish at Diamond League meet in Stockholm
The Waterford native finished third in the 400m hurdles this evening.
# diamond-league - Saturday 18 May, 2019
'I’m very happy with that': Thomas Barr records fastest-ever season opener in China
The 26-year-old now turns his attention to the IAAF World Championships at the end of September.
# diamond-league - Friday 6 July, 2018
Watch: Ethiopian athlete pulls race leader's shorts in bizarre finish to men's 5,000m
Two runners got tangled up on the final bend of the race at Lausanne’s Athletissima IAAF Diamond League meeting.
# diamond-league - Thursday 7 June, 2018
Thomas Barr produces season's best performance in Diamond League
The Waterford native finished eighth with a time of 49.53.
# diamond-league - Friday 25 August, 2017
Mo Farah wins his last ever track race after thrilling finish in 5,000m
The four-time Olympic champion will now turn his attention to road races in the future.
# diamond-league - Saturday 22 July, 2017
Thunderstruck! Usain Bolt clocks first sub-10 second time of the season in Monaco
The eight-time Olympic champion won the 100m at the Monaco Diamond League in a time of 9.95 seconds.
# diamond-league - Thursday 20 July, 2017
Usain Bolt's team refute allegations they had rival “booted out” of Diamond League race
Canada’s Andre De Grasse, long mooted as Bolt’s heir, will not face the Jamaican tomorrow.
# diamond-league - Thursday 13 July, 2017
'It will be a day I remember for the rest of my life': Mo Farah announces last British track race
The four-time Olympic champion will run his last British track race at the Grand Prix in Birmingham.
# diamond-league - Friday 7 July, 2017
Watch: Ireland's 4x100m relay team smash national junior record at Diamond League event
What a performance from Molly Scott, Sharlene Mawdsley, Gina Akpe Moses and Ciara Neville.
# diamond-league - Sunday 18 June, 2017
Mark English earns spot at Worlds after second-place finish in Diamond League
The Letterkenny native qualified for London with a time of 1.45.42 in Stockholm.
# diamond-league - Friday 16 June, 2017
Thomas Barr delivers big finish to take third place in his first Diamond League of the season
The Waterford native impressed in a quick race in Norway.
# diamond-league - Friday 5 May, 2017
This incredible javelin throw almost struck a cameraman at the Diamond League
The cameraman doesn’t move an inch despite the javelin appearing to come straight for him.
Asafa Powell, Justin Gatlin and Andre De Grasse all out-classed in the Diamond League
Akani Simbine of South Africa thundered home in first place in a time of 9.99 seconds.
# diamond-league - Thursday 1 September, 2016
Thomas Barr concludes his season with fine performance in the Diamond League
Barr finished fourth in the Olympic final in Rio, but couldn’t replicate that performance in Switzerland tonight.
# diamond-league - Friday 6 May, 2016
VIDEO: Caster Semenya hammers out Rio warning in Doha
In doubly bad news for her rivals in an Olympics year, the South African admitted afterwards she had held back.
# diamond-league - Friday 15 May, 2015
Waterford man Barr produced a storming run at a prestigious event in Qatar
The 22-year-old delivered another superb run to underline his rich talent.
# diamond-league - Friday 26 July, 2013
It's Your Usain Bolt Riding A Rocket Picture Of The Day
The Olympic 100m champ sure knows how to make an entrance.
# diamond-league - Sunday 14 July, 2013
Analysis: Gay's roller-coaster career runs into final barrier
The 30-year-old American had run the fastest time in the world this year of 9.75 seconds.
Athletics world rocked as Gay, Powell and Simpson test positive for banned substance
It’s been a dramatic day in the world of elite sprinting.
# diamond-league - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
That's a lot of zeroes! Diamond League organisers splash out to bring Bolt to Paris
Guess how much his appearance fee is?
# diamond-league - Sunday 26 August, 2012
Farah savours fans' reaction on track return
The British athlete triumphed in the Birmingham Grand Prix Diamond League today.
# diamond-league - Thursday 23 August, 2012
Cashing in: Blake passes on 'arrogant' £25k offer from UK athletics
Instead of picking up chump change in Birmingham, Yohann Blake will bag £300,000 in the next three weeks.
# diamond-league - Wednesday 22 August, 2012
Ah well: No more Bolt v Blake races this season
The fastest men in the world will be back in competition tomorrow, but in separate events.
# diamond-league - Saturday 7 July, 2012
Five videos you really need to see from last night's Diamond League meet in Paris
Some of the biggest names in world athletics continued their Olympic preparations in Paris last night.
# diamond-league - Thursday 7 June, 2012
VIDEO: Bolt edges Powell, Pearson dominates
The Jamaican said his “execution was alright” after claiming victory this evening.
# diamond-league - Thursday 31 May, 2012
WATCH: Bolt scorches to fastest time of the year
The world record holder recorded a time of 9.76 seconds this evening.
# diamond-league - Wednesday 30 May, 2012
Best buds: Jackson and Greene put trash talk behind them
Bershawn Jackson had said his hurdling rival had “cashed a cheque that he can’t cash” but it’s all over now, right?
# diamond-league - Friday 10 June, 2011
Business as usual for Bolt in Oslo
WATCH: Bolt cruises to victory in the 200m at last night’s Diamond League meet in Norway.
# diamond-league - Thursday 9 June, 2011
Bolt: I'm good enough to play for Man United
But first, he’s concentrating on winning the men’s 200m at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo tonight.
# diamond-league - Thursday 26 May, 2011
It's on! Bolt to meet Powell in Rome tonight
The Jamaican sprinters go head-to-head in the Diamond League. Got those stop-watches ready?
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